.oversaturation: .festival LENT .1

Lent is the vibrant, exciting and colourful side of Maribor. Lent is the refreshing summer breeze off the Drava River. Lent is culture amidst fun, relaxation and the hustle and bustle of the city.

Lent is also the largest outdoor festival in Slovenia and one of the largest in Europe. For more than 20 years, the Lent Festival has been taking place at the end of June and in early July, attracting over half a million visitors a year, which makes it the most recognisable cultural event in Slovenia. According to statistics, it has been visited at least once by one in four Slovenians!

The Lent Festival owes its name to an area by the Drava River which used to act as a harbour for timber rafts that made their way from the Upper Drava Valley all the way to Belgrade from the 13th to the 20th century. To this day, the town district on the left bank of the Drava River – from the Judgement Tower to the Water Tower, two remnants of the once formidable town wall – bears the name Lent (developed from "Lände", the German word for landing place).

All photos taken by .syinthetic Ecstasy, with Nikon D60 {18-55}

Location: Maribor, Slovenia - 2014.

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